Recife vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1871
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$386
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6539th and 5948th ($776 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 13th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6967th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Recife Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.02
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18289
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618